Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002 |
2002 | 1999 | ||||||
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Population group | Number | Ratea | Standard error | Number | Ratea | Standard error | |
Total | 157,713 | 54.9 | 0.1 | 152,154 | 55.5 | 0.1 | |
Age (not age adjusted) | 0-17 | 6 | DSU | DSU | 9 | DNA | DNA |
18-44 | 2,883 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2,919 | DNA | DNA | |
45-64 | 42,834 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 40,778 | 67.6 | 0.3 | |
65 and over | 111,990 | 314.6 | 0.9 | 108,448 | 311.7 | 0.9 | |
Race | American Indian or Alaska Native | 556 | 33.1 | 1.5 | 497 | 36.3 | 1.7 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 2,180 | 25.6 | 0.6 | 1,943 | 27.9 | 0.7 | |
Black | 16,316 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 15,963 | 64.8 | 0.5 | |
White | 138,661 | 55.3 | 0.1 | 133,751 | 55.4 | 0.2 | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 4,038 | 23.7 | 0.4 | 3,545 | 25.0 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 153,292 | 56.9 | 0.1 | 148,204 | 57.2 | 0.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 16,170 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 15,834 | 65.7 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 134,435 | 57.5 | 0.2 | 129,966 | 57.2 | 0.2 | |
Gender | Male | 90,171 | 73.2 | 0.2 | 89,451 | 76.9 | 0.3 |
Female | 67,542 | 41.6 | 0.2 | 62,703 | 40.2 | 0.2 | |
Education (age 25-64) | Less than high school | 9,821 | 46.3 | 0.5 | 10,321 | 49.8 | 0.5 |
High school graduate | 19,958 | 40.2 | 0.3 | 18,813 | 41.0 | 0.3 | |
At least some college | 12,007 | 15.1 | 0.1 | 10,714 | 16.5 | 0.2 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.